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Hurricane Trudy brings heavy rain and strong winds to Mexico’s Pacific coast

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Hurricane Trudy brought heavy rain and strong winds to parts of Mexico’s Pacific coast on Sunday, October 18, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center. The center forecast that the storm would move away from the mainland, but warned that its rain could cause life-threatening flooding and mudslides in areas of steep terrain, with isolated storm totals near 12 inches in Jalisco. Hurricane warnings covered coastal parts of Jalisco, Michoacán and Colima, and forecasters warned of dangerous storm surge where winds blow onshore. The Guardian reports that Trudy had weakened to a tropical storm by Monday morning, with coastal warnings lifted, and that its worst conditions stayed offshore.

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Each point shows who reports it, from Far Left to Far Right.

  1. Hurricane Trudy brought heavy rain and strong winds to parts of Mexico’s Pacific coast on Sunday, October 18.

    Reported byCenter1Right1Far Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Center
    Newsweek
    Right
    The Washington Times
    Far Right
    The Epoch Times

  2. The U.S. National Hurricane Center forecast that the storm would move away from mainland Mexico, while warning of life-threatening flooding and mudslides.

    Reported byLeft1Center1Right1Far Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    The Guardian
    Center
    Newsweek
    Right
    The Washington Times
    Far Right
    The Epoch Times

  3. The National Hurricane Center forecast isolated storm totals around 12 inches in Jalisco.

    One outletNewsweek· Center

  4. Forecasters warned of dangerous storm surge and damaging waves where winds blow onshore.

    Reported byLeft1Center1Far Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    The Guardian
    Center
    Newsweek
    Far Right
    The Epoch Times

  5. Hurricane warnings covered coastal parts of Jalisco, Michoacán and Colima.

    One outletThe Guardian· Left

  6. Trudy was downgraded to a tropical storm by Monday morning, with coastal warnings lifted.

    One outletThe Guardian· Left

What is contested

Where accounts differ

Points the coverage does not agree on, and who says what.

  • Trudy’s maximum sustained winds

    Newsweek reports 105 mph at 8 a.m. MST Sunday, the Epoch Times reports 100 mph, and the Guardian describes the storm as a category 2 hurricane. The articles do not explain the differences.

How each side tells it

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All four outlets report Hurricane Trudy brought or threatened heavy rain and wind to Mexico’s Pacific coast. Right and center headlines stress impact and flood threat, while the left headline pairs Trudy with Greek floods and notes the storm stayed offshore.

  • the left

    1 outlet

    The left-side headline pairs Trudy with deadly floods in Greece and uses the verb menaces, while its description stresses that the worst conditions stayed offshore.

    Hurricane Trudy menaces Mexico’s Pacific coast and Greece hit by deadly floods
    The GuardianLeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    1 outlet

    The center headline frames the storm as a threat, stressing life-threatening flooding and mudslides in line with the National Hurricane Center’s warning.

    Hurricane Trudy Threatens Mexico With Life-Threatening Flooding, Mudslides
    NewsweekCenterAll center headlines

  • the right

    2 outlets

    Right-side headlines present the storm arriving on or hitting the coast with rain and wind; the Washington Times headline is an AP report, while the far-right Epoch Times leads with the storm hitting the coastline.

    Hurricane Trudy Hits Mexican Coastline With Heavy Rainfall, Strong Winds
    The Epoch TimesFar RightAll right-leaning headlines

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    No loaded words in its own voice.

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    Boasting

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  • Loaded verb

    BoastingMore neutral: With maximum sustained winds of 100 mph

    Boasting attributes pride to a storm’s wind figures, which adds judgement to a measurement that the article reports as a plain figure.

    Boasting maximum sustained winds of 100 mph, its center was last tagged by the National…

    Used byThe Epoch Times (Far Right)

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From the left

1 outlet

Leads with

  • Storm stayed offshore
  • Pacific activity against a quiet Atlantic season
  • Deadly floods in Greece

Leaves out

  • National Hurricane Center forecast that the storm would move away from mainland Mexico

Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.

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  • The GuardianLeft

    Hurricane Trudy menaces Mexico’s Pacific coast and Greece hit by deadly floods

    Trudy weakens to tropical storm after warnings of strong winds and heavy rain, while one person killed in Greece In contrast to the quiet Atlantic hurricane season, the Pacific has seen continued activity, with Trudy the 22nd and latest named system. …

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From the center

1 outlet

Leads with

  • Life-threatening flooding and mudslides
  • Forecast winds and storm position
  • Storm totals and coastal hazards

Leaves out

  • Trudy weakening to a tropical storm by Monday

Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.

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  • NewsweekCenter

    Hurricane Trudy Threatens Mexico With Life-Threatening Flooding, Mudslides

    Trudy’s is forecast to move away from Mexico on Sunday afternoon, but its rain, winds and coastal hazards will remain a threat.

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From the right

2 outlets

Leads with

  • Heavy rain and strong winds
  • Impact on the Mexican coast
  • Tropical storm conditions reaching Puerto Vallarta

Leaves out

  • Trudy weakening to a tropical storm by Monday

Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.

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Who reported it when

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  • Left

    18 hr 53 min later

    Its first report, Oct 19, 6:07 AM EDT

  • Center

    1 hr 40 min later

    Its first report, Oct 18, 12:53 PM EDT

  • Right

    First to report

    The Washington Times, Oct 18, 11:13 AM EDT

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  1. The Washington TimesRightOct 18, 11:13 AM EDT
  2. NewsweekCenterOct 18, 12:53 PM EDT
  3. The Epoch TimesFar RightOct 18, 6:12 PM EDT
  4. The GuardianLeftOct 19, 6:07 AM EDT

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